Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-01
CHURCHILL'S CONDITIONS
SALISBURY REJECTS THEM IN
SEVERE TERMS.

The Breach Between the Two Widened
by the Incident-Root and Branch Re
forms of the Abuses in the Naval and
Military Administrations the PrOpo-
sition.
LONDON, Dec. Silt is semi-oflically
stated that William Henry Smith will re-
tain the Office of Secretary for War, Ed
ward Stanhope will succeed Lord Ran
dolph Churchill as Chancellor OF the
EXchequer, and Earl Of Carnarvon will
take the office Of Coloual Secretary,
which Mir. stanhope now holds. The
other offices will remain unchanged.
The Times regrets the loss Of the coali-
tion Ministry through the opposition of
the Conservative rank and file. 1t does
net look with much hone to the work of
the coming session of Parliament. Irish
aud foreign affairs will task the Ministers
to the utmost. The courage with which
the Conservatives profess to be ready to
tace the trials in store for them can only
be praised at the expense of their intelli-
geuce.
Lord Harrington after a conference
with Mr.. Goschen this morning called on
Lord Salisbury and informed him OF the
decision OF the Liberal unionists to refuse
| to enter the Conservative Cabinet, al.
though they would continue TO give it
their support.
Lord Harrington has informed Lord
Salisbury that he and his colleagues, in.
Guiding Mr.. Goschen, are in accord in the
belief that it is unadvieable to form
| coalition government. but promise 10 con.
tinue to give the Ministry cordial sup.
port.
STILL IN DOUBT.
Lord Salisbury returned to Hatfield to-
night, leaving the composition OF the Min
istry still uncertain. He has offered Mr..
| Goschen the position of Chancellor of the
| Excheduer and is awaiting his response
! Mr.. Goschen has consulted with Lord
Harrington and is taking time TO consider
At late hour tonight he had not replied
and had given no sign OF what he in
tended TO do.
Lord Churchill to-day, through Sir
| Henry Drummond W Off, consented TO re-
sumo Office on condition that Lord Sails
bury give assurance that he would sup
port his (ChurohilPs) proposed root and
branch reforms OF abuses in the naval and
military administrations. Baron Rowt0n
conveyed the offer to Lord Salisbury, who
rejected 1T in terms that will widen the
| breach between him and Lord Churchill.
luS Ndblheh appointments HtutiOucu
to-day meet with general acceptance in
Ministerial circles, but nothing will be
definitely settled until the next Cabinet
| council.
THE PROGRAMME.
1t is understood that Lord Salisbury
| explained to Lord Harrington the tinan-
cial and legislative programme of the
| coming session OF Parliament, and tn AT
this programme, which gives almost no
| ground for contention from the Unionist
point of view, was approved by Lord
| Harrington. The revenue for the past
| year shows an increase of over f3, ,250. 600.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt had long
| interviews to-day with Mr.. Chamberlain.
GLADsToNE's TERMS.
| LONDON, Jan. l, 8 A. M.-The Standard
says that Mr.. Gladstone win not give his
assent to IA reunion of the Liberals unless
| the bill for the government of Ireland be
| given precedence over the land bill in
| Parliament or a separate Parliament be
granted to lrelanSnatr rms